Yoga Philosophy

Om

Om The Primordial and sacred sound of the universe. The most important mantra which is not simply defined or explained but experienced.

Aum
The vowel a represents the physical world and how we experience the physical world the vowel u the world of thoughts and how we experience our thoughts in our dreams, imagination and perceptions the consonant m like in deep sleep it is the non manifest the experience of the dreamer of past and future.

Together the vowels a and u it is pronounced o and together with the consonant m the word is pronounced om
Om is also refered as Onkara (ओङ्कार, Oṅkāra), Omkara (ओंकार, Oṃkāra) And Pranav/Pranava (प्रणव, Praṇava).